Hood outer cover

Refit

1. With assistance, position hood to body.
2. Position hard top strikers.
3. With assistance, align hinge brackets to body and fit bolts but do not tighten at this stage.
4. Raise hood but do not secure catches.
5. Tighten hinge bracket bolts to 45 Nm.
6. Position bulkhead finisher and engage clips.
7. Position press studs and secure bulkhead finisher with screws.
8. Return seat squabs to original positions.
9. Engage clips to secure rear of hood to body.
10. Engage hoodwell carpet beneath flip seal.
11. Secure catches to secure front of hood.
12. Raise windows.

HOOD OUTER COVER

Service repair no - 76.61.11

Remove

The following operation involves the bonding of fabric backed vinyl to various steel components of the hood frame. If adhesive is to be applied to the fabric backing, Dunlop 758 adhesive or equivalent should be used. For direct application on vinyl surfaces, use Dunlop S1588 adhesive or equivalent.

A thin coating of adhesive should be applied to both surfaces and then allowed to cure, until just touch dry, for between 5 and 10 minutes, before the bond is made.

1. Remove both hood catches. See this section.
2. Remove both ’B’ post seals. See this section.

3. With hood in the lowered position, remove edge protector from rear of header rail.
4. Release forward 150 mm of cantrail seals from retainers. release covering from rear of header rail and fold cover forward to reveal retaining strip.
5. Locally release foam from retaining strip to reveal 11 rivets, drill out rivets.
6. Collect header cover assembly.